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in 1981 within two minutes reagan declared government is not the solution government was the problem. and this speech was owed to big government. it was a hymn to big government. >> because it was a stupid thing for ronald reagan to say. where did government spending go under ronald reagan by the way? >> stephanie: yeah. >> hello? the government is not the solution the government is the problem, except when it comes to buying aircraft carry ores. >> stephanie: yeah. bill o'reilly yesterday. >> he appealed to emotion rather than the million -- mechanics of getting everybody in place of recovery. he is on the road to disaster and doesn't seem to care. >> stephanie: wow. >> everything looked disastrous yesterday, didn't it? he looked like it's over men -- >> brown people lying around in costumes. >> my political career is over. i like bill o'reilly saying he appealed to emotion. you know why he said it appealed to emotion, because we get in line! >> stephanie: don't block the shot. [ laughter ] >> stephanie: you know why you think that is because the president is an ideologue. >> bernie
in 1981 within two minutes reagan declared government is not the solution government was the problem. and this speech was owed to big government. it was a hymn to big government. >> because it was a stupid thing for ronald reagan to say. where did government spending go under ronald reagan by the way? >> stephanie: yeah. >> hello? the government is not the solution the government is the problem, except when it comes to buying aircraft carry ores. >> stephanie: yeah. bill...
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the libyan government. so i saw firsthand what ambassador pickering and former chairman mullen called "timely and exceptional coordination." no delays in decision-making no denials of support from washington or from our military and i want to echo the review board's praise for the valor and courage of our people on the ground especially the security professionals in benghazi and tripoli. the board said the response saved american lives in real time and it did. the very next morning, i told the american people that heavily-armed militants assaulted our compound. and i vowed to bring them to justice. and i stood with president obama in the rose garden as he spoke of an act of terror. it's also important to recall that in that same period, we were seeing violent attacks on our embassies in cairo tunis khartoum as well as large protests outside many other posts where thousands of our diplomats served. >> she's doing good! >> i ordered a review around the world with particular scrutiny for high-threat posts. i a
the libyan government. so i saw firsthand what ambassador pickering and former chairman mullen called "timely and exceptional coordination." no delays in decision-making no denials of support from washington or from our military and i want to echo the review board's praise for the valor and courage of our people on the ground especially the security professionals in benghazi and tripoli. the board said the response saved american lives in real time and it did. the very next morning, i...
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you can't call it a government plan. you can't call it government option. >> john: the citizens choice. saying that a public option would hurt public healthcare is like saying community college hurts the ivy league. the post office has destroyed u.p.s. and fedex. it doesn't work that way. >> no. really good example of that kind of competition. >> i was going to say -- >> we'll let jim get a word in. >> why would we do that? >> look at all of the countries who have opted nor the american system of healthcare. there's -- uh. der -- >> you know how the hannityless of the world say we have the best healthcare system in the world. >> john: no one's disputing the quality of our care or our doctors. it is access. it is the access to that care. that's where we have true inequality in america. gwen is on the phone from north carolina about the real republicans. gwen, are you still with us? >> caller: i sure am. >> john: good morning. >> caller: good morning. i don't know if i'm nervous or just pissed off. i think that someone nee
you can't call it a government plan. you can't call it government option. >> john: the citizens choice. saying that a public option would hurt public healthcare is like saying community college hurts the ivy league. the post office has destroyed u.p.s. and fedex. it doesn't work that way. >> no. really good example of that kind of competition. >> i was going to say -- >> we'll let jim get a word in. >> why would we do that? >> look at all of the countries who...
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. >> there are some who say you're adding millions to the dole. 6 million will get government assistance. if that's not accurate, why is that the case. the immigration you spelled out so far will prevent that. >> i won't support a bill that does that, i can tell you that much. that's not what the principles say. the principles are very clear that they do not qualify for federal benefits under this plan. >> jennifer: interesting. not the warm and fuzzy reception that he's probably used to getting on fox news. but that was just a warm up for senator rubio. after that fox interview he really went into the conservative lion's den. he paid a visit to rush limbaugh to pitch to the truly right wing that he hopes to lead, and actually it seemed to work. >> i've seen the good that legal immigration has done for our country and i've seen the train that illegal immigration has done for our country. >> what you're doing is admirable and noteworthy. you're recognizing reality. you're trumpeting, shouting it. my concern is that the president wants to change reality. >> jennifer: interesting, rush's re
. >> there are some who say you're adding millions to the dole. 6 million will get government assistance. if that's not accurate, why is that the case. the immigration you spelled out so far will prevent that. >> i won't support a bill that does that, i can tell you that much. that's not what the principles say. the principles are very clear that they do not qualify for federal benefits under this plan. >> jennifer: interesting. not the warm and fuzzy reception that he's...
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right have, about the "heavy hand of government" ... i want to have that conversation. let's talk about it. really? you're going to lay people off because now the government is going to help you fund your healthcare. really? i want to have those conversations, not to be confrontational, but to understand what the other side is saying, and i'd like to arm our viewers with the ability to argue with their conservative uncle joe over the dinner table. >> you'll always be -- >> stephanie miller -- >> the nicest, sweetest, coolest girl at the pageant and this year's miss congeniality. [ cheering ] >> stephanie: okay. it is "the stephanie miller show." live on the road from washington, d.c. for inauguration today of the president barack obama. please and thank you. 1-800-steph-12 the phone number. >> sure. >> yeah. >> travis can text me who's on the line. >> stephanie: look at roland jacki spooning in the other thing. cutest thing i've ever seen. >> we've become one person over the course of the last 48 hours. >> that is totes adorbs. >> stephanie: we've only been here since f
right have, about the "heavy hand of government" ... i want to have that conversation. let's talk about it. really? you're going to lay people off because now the government is going to help you fund your healthcare. really? i want to have those conversations, not to be confrontational, but to understand what the other side is saying, and i'd like to arm our viewers with the ability to argue with their conservative uncle joe over the dinner table. >> you'll always be -- >>...
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they want government to create angequal playingfield at least a professional field and ask government to set up standards. >> congressman sam farr. what is the number of your district. >> used to be 17th. now it's the 20th. >> our guest in studio your calls welcome and your questions 866-55-press. so as you mentioned, some of the republicans in leadership, they are not happy with the president. here is mitch mcconnell complaining, congressman, that the president didn't reach out. >> i think the president's inaugural address was disappointing in that it was basically a liberal agenda directed at an american we still believe is center-right. i don't think that's a great way to start off a second term if your idea, here, is to achieve bi-partisan solutions. >> bi-partisan. so this is a guy who said day one of the president's term in office, in 2009, our one goal is to prevent him from getting a second term. now he is complaining the president is not reaching out. >> he got a second term and he called on the voices to unite. and those voices are republican voices. there are a lot of proce
they want government to create angequal playingfield at least a professional field and ask government to set up standards. >> congressman sam farr. what is the number of your district. >> used to be 17th. now it's the 20th. >> our guest in studio your calls welcome and your questions 866-55-press. so as you mentioned, some of the republicans in leadership, they are not happy with the president. here is mitch mcconnell complaining, congressman, that the president didn't reach...
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protect the public and background checks loopholes at gun shows needs to be stopped but i don't think the government will let it happen. >> michael: it's december pressing when you see the news, all this gunfire and the republicans will not move because they're in the hands of the nra. it's really pathetic. they are a bunch of clowns sometimes. we are a better country because of people like you. thank you. >> thank you. >> reporter: it's been 39 days since the tragedy at sandy hook. at least 1131 has died from gun violence. that's about 43 towns like newtowns. lydia was shot and her mother were shot while they were preparing for a birthday party for lydia's little brother. sheher mother survived but she didn't. she leaves behind three children. another senseless life taken away in america. question whether i'm right, but i think that the audience gets that this guy, to the best of his ability, is trying to look out for us. >> obama: and each day brings further evidence that the way we harness the sun, the wind and the soil to fuel our cars and run our factories. >> michael: that was the only shout o
protect the public and background checks loopholes at gun shows needs to be stopped but i don't think the government will let it happen. >> michael: it's december pressing when you see the news, all this gunfire and the republicans will not move because they're in the hands of the nra. it's really pathetic. they are a bunch of clowns sometimes. we are a better country because of people like you. thank you. >> thank you. >> reporter: it's been 39 days since the tragedy at sandy...
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these talking points, that the right have, about the "heavy hand of government" ... i want to have that conversation. let's talk about it. really? you're going to lay people off because now the government is going to help you fund your healthcare. really? i want to have those conversations, not to be confrontational, but to understand what the other side is saying, and i'd like to arm our viewers with the ability to argue with their conservative uncle joe over the dinner table. >> root meets television "the bill press show" now on current tv. >> it's 26 minutes after the hour. here we go. the inaugust ray day and martin luther king day both celebrating, causes for celebration here in our nation's capitol. it's the full court press this monday morning. we have the whole team here as always plus clinton yates from the washington post express as our guest. and friend of bill. alongside the president taking the oath of office susan salmi writes, among blacks pride is mixed with expectations for obama. what do you find in the frern african-american community for this larg
these talking points, that the right have, about the "heavy hand of government" ... i want to have that conversation. let's talk about it. really? you're going to lay people off because now the government is going to help you fund your healthcare. really? i want to have those conversations, not to be confrontational, but to understand what the other side is saying, and i'd like to arm our viewers with the ability to argue with their conservative uncle joe over the dinner table....
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federal government announced two hour delay. >> a lot of schools on a delay. we had not much snow at all on friday. did hadn't come yet. and we got an e-mail saying they were letting him out of school two and a half hours early. >> ridiculous. >> we didn't get an inch >> bill: a bunch of weanies "saturday night live" every once in a what i mean comes up with something memorable. i was going to check it out this morning. seth myers, of course, with a weekend update gifts? >> ariana huffington. she looks like her though. >> thank you so much for being here, ariana. >> thank you. could you be serious? i would never miss a chance to talk to you, my flakey also baklava. >> what did you think of hillary's testimony? >> i thought she was wonderful considering the people she was talking to. i mean the last thing rand paul grilled that long was a possum. he and committee members go after hillary like she is casey anthony. >> she sounds just like that. >> natine padrad. >> we were talking last night. don't you think she has been in this country so long as has henry kiss
federal government announced two hour delay. >> a lot of schools on a delay. we had not much snow at all on friday. did hadn't come yet. and we got an e-mail saying they were letting him out of school two and a half hours early. >> ridiculous. >> we didn't get an inch >> bill: a bunch of weanies "saturday night live" every once in a what i mean comes up with something memorable. i was going to check it out this morning. seth myers, of course, with a weekend...
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period. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." hand of government" ... i want to have that conversation. let's talk about it. really? you're going to lay people off because now the government is going to help you fund your healthcare. really? i want to have those conversations, not to be confrontational, but to understand what the other side is saying, and i'd like to arm our viewers with the ability to argue with their conservative uncle joe over the dinner table. >> announcer: chatting with you live at billpressshow at current.com. >> bill: 33 minutes now after the hour on the "full court press." this tuesday morning january 29 welcome. good to see you. we're coming to you from our nation's capital. our studio on capitol hill in washington, d.c. brought to you today by the united steelworkers and their colorful outspoken international president. got a piece up on "huffington post" this morning about taxes and the aversion to paying taxes among americans. i'm talking about the one and only leo gerard. the united steelworkers. north america's largest ind
period. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." hand of government" ... i want to have that conversation. let's talk about it. really? you're going to lay people off because now the government is going to help you fund your healthcare. really? i want to have those conversations, not to be confrontational, but to understand what the other side is saying, and i'd like to arm our viewers with the ability to argue with their conservative uncle joe over the dinner table....
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they gave to us a republican, a government of and by and for the people. entrusting each generation to keep safe our founding creed. and for more than 200 years we have. to blood drawn by lash and blood drawn by sword we learned that no union could survive half slave and half free. we made ours anew, and vowed to move forward together. we determined that a modern economy including highways and railroads, schools and colleges to train our workers. together we discovered that a free market only thrivers when there are rules to ensure competition and fair play. together we resolved that a great nation must care for the vulnerable, and protect its people from life's mishazards and misfortune. through it all we have never relinquishes our skepticism, our celebration of initiative and enterprise, our insistence on hard work and personal responsibility. these are constants in our character. but we have always understood that when times change, so must we. that fidelity to our founding principles requires new challenges to new responses. our individual freedom ult
they gave to us a republican, a government of and by and for the people. entrusting each generation to keep safe our founding creed. and for more than 200 years we have. to blood drawn by lash and blood drawn by sword we learned that no union could survive half slave and half free. we made ours anew, and vowed to move forward together. we determined that a modern economy including highways and railroads, schools and colleges to train our workers. together we discovered that a free market only...
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americans still saying keep your hands off of my government healthcare. a new bowl from the kaiser foundition, robert wood foundation and harvard school of public health says 58% people don't want to see cuts to medicare: one harvard processor saying they will cut 8 to 10 cabinet positions before taking money out of medicare. when lawmakers started talking about specifics like raising the eligibility age or means testing said you can expectling backlash. as for the affordable care act, 55% of people say they want their sometime set up the exchanges a prior to this year. up to 133% of the poverty level to help people pale pay for health insurance. back after the break. stay with us stay with us. [ music ] >> it doesn't anymore real than this. >> current's award winning original series is back with an all-new episode straight from the headlines. in the minefield of the nation's gun control debate, this could be the most polarizing issue. >> anybody could claim "stand your ground" and they can get away with murder. >> only on current tv. the chill of pepperm
americans still saying keep your hands off of my government healthcare. a new bowl from the kaiser foundition, robert wood foundation and harvard school of public health says 58% people don't want to see cuts to medicare: one harvard processor saying they will cut 8 to 10 cabinet positions before taking money out of medicare. when lawmakers started talking about specifics like raising the eligibility age or means testing said you can expectling backlash. as for the affordable care act, 55% of...
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many would interpret that as criticism of the government. >> thank you for that. military shelling in the central province. rebels are said to be fighting in those areas. there are reports of air force strikes near the capital damascus. troops are -- rebels are battling in the eastern city. the rebels control most of the conflicts. have released 11 fighters. russians have been advised to stock up on protective masks if they live near this volcano. still to come, red hot pictures. >> ilink tv. >> african union leaders are on strike to raise $1 billion to send troops to mali and to boost the existing defense force. warm welcome in timbuktu. thousands of egyptians have defied curfews to continue the anti-government protest. five days of protests are endangering national security. four people have been arrested in connection with sunday's night club fire in brazil. they are remembering the victims. >> family members buried this 18-year-old. he was in the nightclub that caught fire killing more than 230 people. he went back in to try to rescue trapped friends. >> he we
many would interpret that as criticism of the government. >> thank you for that. military shelling in the central province. rebels are said to be fighting in those areas. there are reports of air force strikes near the capital damascus. troops are -- rebels are battling in the eastern city. the rebels control most of the conflicts. have released 11 fighters. russians have been advised to stock up on protective masks if they live near this volcano. still to come, red hot pictures. >>...
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of little big government but you no party of limited government. what we have and you see this with the stimulus and the bailouts of the banks that everything s concentrated in washington now. the rest of the country has not pulled out of the recession. washington has the lowest unemployment and highest per cap income. >> sean: a real estate market that is the most robust in the country. they are doing fine. we are nonpartisan in this. this is both party's problems. what is scary is if you listen to the president's inaugural address he doubles down. forget the policies. if you look at the scale of the government he is very up front. bigger government is a solutions provider and that means this problem of a permanent political class is only going to get worse. look at sequestration and the spending cuts and the debt ceiling we believe it is all a dog and pony show. there is really not going to get cut, only get large. >>> he never spoke at the inaugural address about balancing the budgets and living within our means and making difficult choices. jus
of little big government but you no party of limited government. what we have and you see this with the stimulus and the bailouts of the banks that everything s concentrated in washington now. the rest of the country has not pulled out of the recession. washington has the lowest unemployment and highest per cap income. >> sean: a real estate market that is the most robust in the country. they are doing fine. we are nonpartisan in this. this is both party's problems. what is scary is if...
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there is no question that the government wastes a lot of money. people are upset every time they hear of a tax increase . people right now should know that the government spent hundreds of billions wasted on war. try to give them more and the issue of waste is a huge issue . it needs to be -- >> the good congressman said they waste a lot of money in dc but give them more because they need it. >> that's the problem. in the state of california. two percent of the top earners may paying half of the state taxes. half of california is paying no taxes at all . they are griping about the raise in taxes the most. jerry brown is cheering on mediocritty and chase guys like phil mickleson. when you chase those top earners out of the state. they are no longer buying . the cost of raising taxes is a killer on the state that bankrupt. >> good choice. >> anybody remember that we have a big old national debt and the feds just crossed three trillion. no one knows how to balance a checkbook in washington d.c.. i am so sick and tired of them taking more of my money
there is no question that the government wastes a lot of money. people are upset every time they hear of a tax increase . people right now should know that the government spent hundreds of billions wasted on war. try to give them more and the issue of waste is a huge issue . it needs to be -- >> the good congressman said they waste a lot of money in dc but give them more because they need it. >> that's the problem. in the state of california. two percent of the top earners may...
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there are a number of private schools, also local governments and businesses that have changed their status today. you can see those along bottom of your screen and also on our web site, myfoxdc.com. i'm sarah simmons. >> i'm wisdom martin. let's get a quick check of the weather. sitting in for tucker barnes, gwen is here. >> some of you not seeing very much or anything at all. some of you to the south and west of d.c. are in the thick of it. here is a look at our fox aaccu- weather radar and you can see the wide area in the pink here. that is a mixture of sleet and freezing rain a and a little bit of light rain to the north of fredericksburg. all of this is moving its way to the east. to our weather maps. here is a look at the area under a winter weather advisory right now. this is in effect through until 10:00 this morning. garrett county, maryland is under a winter storm warning. temperatures right now into the 30s pretty much everywhere. we are expecting to get into the low 40s. yesterday, we reached 3 degrees at national. but we are expecting today to see at least 41 degrees wit
there are a number of private schools, also local governments and businesses that have changed their status today. you can see those along bottom of your screen and also on our web site, myfoxdc.com. i'm sarah simmons. >> i'm wisdom martin. let's get a quick check of the weather. sitting in for tucker barnes, gwen is here. >> some of you not seeing very much or anything at all. some of you to the south and west of d.c. are in the thick of it. here is a look at our fox aaccu- weather...
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we have a problem in that the governing e leets in large part, not just in government, but outside of government as well focused on boutique issues that really are not relevant to the immediate and serious economic hardships that many americans face right now, and i think we got to get the priorities in order. if you have a growing economy, and you're doing well, and people are prosperous, you have the resources to tackle every problem that's out there including environmental problems. when the economy is shrinking or growing weakly, you don't have the resources to tackle any of the other problems, and, frankly, environmental quality is the worst in poor countries. this is true historically as well as internationally. you got to get the economics right first before you afford the luxury of environmental protection. liz: climate change work a luxury, what do you think? >> well, no, nine out of the ten hottest years on record have been since 2000 globally. this is is a problem now. liz: what do you think? >> it's not a problem now. right now, i want to see the government focusing on get
we have a problem in that the governing e leets in large part, not just in government, but outside of government as well focused on boutique issues that really are not relevant to the immediate and serious economic hardships that many americans face right now, and i think we got to get the priorities in order. if you have a growing economy, and you're doing well, and people are prosperous, you have the resources to tackle every problem that's out there including environmental problems. when the...
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we begin with the federal government. federal offices in the d.c. area will open at noon today. opm has asked federal workers to stay off the roads until 10:00 a.m. federal employees have the option for unscheduled leave or unscheduled telework. >> d.c. public schools an offices will be open two hours late today. essential personnel must report on time. >> in maryland, allegany county schools are closed today. frederick county, maryland public school are delayed two hours. also, garrett county, montgomery county and prince george's county public schools are all on two-hour delays today. >> in virginia, arlington county schools and loud coup county schools are close you had t alexandria city and fredericksburg city schools are on a two-hour delay. also a two-hour delay for page county, prince william county, stafford county and warren county schools. there are a number of private schools and local governments and businesses that have changed their status for today. you can see those along the bottom of the screen. now, it is your turn. you can tell us how long we'll be experienci
we begin with the federal government. federal offices in the d.c. area will open at noon today. opm has asked federal workers to stay off the roads until 10:00 a.m. federal employees have the option for unscheduled leave or unscheduled telework. >> d.c. public schools an offices will be open two hours late today. essential personnel must report on time. >> in maryland, allegany county schools are closed today. frederick county, maryland public school are delayed two hours. also,...
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this is not government by the consent of the governed. the house months to keep watch over these departments. -- the house must keep watch. we must keep them in line. that is what oversight does. [applause] on the second point, we have to offer an alternative. we cannot leave the democrats to their own devices. because, you know, they seem to have a short memory. this was at a cost of over $1 trillion. early this month, tax hikes have gone up further. the democrats are calling for higher taxes again. as our leaders have said, we are not raising taxes. but we have no desire to be a welfare state. we have to focus on the real problems and that is spending. we cannot just respond to the democrats proposals. we have to offer our own, and that is exactly what we are going to do. this session, i will advance reforms to strengthen medicare and medicaid. to reform health care. the house ways and means committee, there'll be a tax reform effort. we will propose a budget that will balance and pay down the debt. guess what? the democrats are unlikel
this is not government by the consent of the governed. the house months to keep watch over these departments. -- the house must keep watch. we must keep them in line. that is what oversight does. [applause] on the second point, we have to offer an alternative. we cannot leave the democrats to their own devices. because, you know, they seem to have a short memory. this was at a cost of over $1 trillion. early this month, tax hikes have gone up further. the democrats are calling for higher taxes...
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government. where do you go if you want a tax break? the government. where do we go if you want a handout to de-government. this must stop. government is the unleveller of the playing field. this is a pact with ford for the american party that honors our principles and the american people and one that will help us not only when the argument but help us win elections. let me conclude by making this observation -- america is facing her greatest joys in the hours to come very weak and either go down the government that or we can go down the american past. the lesson is to turn the contest into the present. we believe as conservatives that freedom incentivizes ordinary people to do extraordinary things and that makes america an exceptional nation. in the last few years, it has become fashionable to talk about american exceptionalism, the idea that this country is better and different than any other on the planet. as republicans, we have criticized president obama for not believing in embracing american exceptionalism. it is imperative that we promote ameri
government. where do you go if you want a tax break? the government. where do we go if you want a handout to de-government. this must stop. government is the unleveller of the playing field. this is a pact with ford for the american party that honors our principles and the american people and one that will help us not only when the argument but help us win elections. let me conclude by making this observation -- america is facing her greatest joys in the hours to come very weak and either go...
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the government wanted the court to hold the 32-year-old ban. they said it curb violent crime. how to interpret the second amendment? does it protect an individual's right to hold guns or does it only applied to the collective right of states to maintain militias. the amendment was ratified in 79 the one. the court has never before given a definitive interpretation. they say the vote ban violates the second amendment. they say outlawing guns has had little affect stopping the violence. >> what did the decision's a fact have on your job? >> little. there is a perception you have never been able to register a firearm in d.c. people have said the homicide rate is down since the ban on guns. you have always been able to register a firearm in your home. does not a handgun. 1600 semi-automatic handguns registered cents. you cannot take them out on the street. we have not had one case where a homeowner used a registered firearm to defend their life or defend a burglar. not one. it has had zero impact on crime. i cannot think of a case where a legally registered handgun has been stolen
the government wanted the court to hold the 32-year-old ban. they said it curb violent crime. how to interpret the second amendment? does it protect an individual's right to hold guns or does it only applied to the collective right of states to maintain militias. the amendment was ratified in 79 the one. the court has never before given a definitive interpretation. they say the vote ban violates the second amendment. they say outlawing guns has had little affect stopping the violence. >>...
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the government said finally winter redeem the itself. i was in utah a couple weeks ago and it was not mild, coldest weather. i'm going to have to fact check that story. >> funny thing about that is they're still in school. our classes would have been canceled with something like that. >>> this snow awful in the sense you couldn't make any snowballs, so light. >> the last two. with this cold and it's this dry, we'll never have a big snow, just doesn't happen for us. so you get the real cold dry snow, champagne powder, great to ski on if you have about a foot and a half, but if you just have an inch or 1 1/2 inches or so, can't make snow bowls or snowmen. we didn't have enough snow today to go sledding. 24 the current temperature. that's gone up and stablized the last couple hours. once it stops snowing the temperature came up a little bit, still cold in the suburbs, though, 19 for gaithersburg, dulles 21 degrees and manassas 23, culpeper 25, leonardtown 23, across the bay for cambridge still real cold there, temperature of 19. how about t
the government said finally winter redeem the itself. i was in utah a couple weeks ago and it was not mild, coldest weather. i'm going to have to fact check that story. >> funny thing about that is they're still in school. our classes would have been canceled with something like that. >>> this snow awful in the sense you couldn't make any snowballs, so light. >> the last two. with this cold and it's this dry, we'll never have a big snow, just doesn't happen for us. so you...
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the local people have seen video shot by government shoulder -- government soldiers showing short-range missiles being launched near damascus. officials have been quoted in the american press saying iran has supplied syria with a missile similar to a scud, but more precise. >> we have been extremely clear about how we feel about iranian efforts to prop up the assad regime. they're going to fail but we have to shed light on what iran is doing, not just the provision of iran -- provision of money and trainers, but the provision of tactics and techniques for trying to keep him in power. >> the un security council imposed sanctions on two iranian firms last month accused of supplying arms to the syrian government. the syrian prime minister visited teheran last week. iran has not confirmed it is supplying the government with weapons, but the opposition has told al-jazeera that they are concentrating their efforts on trying to cut off all supplies to regime coming into the country by sea. >> still to come on the program, neck-and-neck -- the polls are closed as germany's ruling coalition trie
the local people have seen video shot by government shoulder -- government soldiers showing short-range missiles being launched near damascus. officials have been quoted in the american press saying iran has supplied syria with a missile similar to a scud, but more precise. >> we have been extremely clear about how we feel about iranian efforts to prop up the assad regime. they're going to fail but we have to shed light on what iran is doing, not just the provision of iran -- provision of...
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little-big government. but there is no party of limited government. you see this with the stimulus and the bailouts of the banks, everything is concentratessed in washington. the rest of the country has not pulled out of this recession. wash does -- they have the lowest unemployment. they have the most robust real estate market in the country. if you look at president obama -- we are nonpartisan. this is both parties' problems. however, what is scary -- if you listen to the president's inaugural address where he ran as a centrist -- he doubles down. forget the policies he's talking about. but if you look at the scale of the government. he's very up front. big government is a solutions provider. so that means this permanent political class is only going to get worse. when you look at sequestration, the budget, the spending cuts and the debt ceiling, we believe it's a dog-and-pony show. it is not going to get cut, it's only going to get larger. >> he never spoke about the budgets, living within our means, mak
little-big government. but there is no party of limited government. you see this with the stimulus and the bailouts of the banks, everything is concentratessed in washington. the rest of the country has not pulled out of this recession. wash does -- they have the lowest unemployment. they have the most robust real estate market in the country. if you look at president obama -- we are nonpartisan. this is both parties' problems. however, what is scary -- if you listen to the president's...
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now we could solve this quite literally overnight if we just would relax the rules that govern charitable giving unfortunately this administration has just kicked the public library system straight in the butt on january second president obama signed into law the american taxpayer relief act of two thousand and twelve and while that sounds really good the reality is it's the exact opposite of the title now people most people who make charitable contributions and corporations who would now they're already couldn't get it up to one hundred one so you're not doing what he lives in another three percent in other words we are depriving the libraries of charitable contributions now part of this provision that the president just signed into law was that let's say a corporation as a large book collection or an individual has a very large book collection if they contribute it to a library or a school they can't deduct it so that in a particular you say david i office we don't you expect we need to rely on the billionaires to fund our libraries and taxpayers that we are going to say only in part my
now we could solve this quite literally overnight if we just would relax the rules that govern charitable giving unfortunately this administration has just kicked the public library system straight in the butt on january second president obama signed into law the american taxpayer relief act of two thousand and twelve and while that sounds really good the reality is it's the exact opposite of the title now people most people who make charitable contributions and corporations who would now...
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government. >> one in 6 americans in poverty 1 in 4 their mortgages are under water meaning they can't get their way out of the house without losing. >> this is the great unreported story of our time right now. you have this extraction the rest of the country is in a financial economic crisis most is in a depression. you have the three richest counties 7 of the top ten. the big number per capita income is now higher than silicone valley. >> that's amazing. >> it's the 4th city generating millionaires. you look at every fact. >> if you look at every statistic about people and incomes, washington, d.c. the reason is you have a massive federal budget that gets allocated through there. >> it goes a little deeper, steve. you are right in all of these points these statistics should wake people up. a lot of this is built in it's like a mir mid scheme. they have baseline budgeting. every budget every area of government goes up 6-8 percent a year. they are borrowing 6 percent of everything they spend. >>
government. >> one in 6 americans in poverty 1 in 4 their mortgages are under water meaning they can't get their way out of the house without losing. >> this is the great unreported story of our time right now. you have this extraction the rest of the country is in a financial economic crisis most is in a depression. you have the three richest counties 7 of the top ten. the big number per capita income is now higher than silicone valley. >> that's amazing. >> it's the...
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that government by an elite group is superior to government for by. and of the people ok now here's obama talking about a week. together we determined that a modern economy requires railroads and highways to speed travel and commerce schools and colleges to train our workers. together we discovered that a free market only thrives when there are rules to ensure competition and fair play . together we resolved that a great nation must care for the vulnerable and protect its people from wife's worst hazards and misfortune preserving our individual freedoms ultimately requires collective action. for the american people could no more meet the demands of today's world by acting alone than american soldiers could have met the forces of fascism or communism with muskets and malicious republicans knew what those words meant here was charles krauthammer going nuts this was really obama. and i think what's most interesting is that obama basically is declaring the end of reaganism in the speech remember he once said that ronald reagan was historically consequenti
that government by an elite group is superior to government for by. and of the people ok now here's obama talking about a week. together we determined that a modern economy requires railroads and highways to speed travel and commerce schools and colleges to train our workers. together we discovered that a free market only thrives when there are rules to ensure competition and fair play . together we resolved that a great nation must care for the vulnerable and protect its people from wife's...
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we'll be right back a government web site shut down this weekend. the computer prodigy who inspired the hack attack by the digital anarchist group anonymous. weather ad libs 01:03:47;09 brown: my guess is most people are going to back away from accepting nra directions or recommendations and the gun control debate heats up on capitol hill. our political insiders on what we can expect before a d-c gun violence hearing. welcome back to eyewitness news this morning. the time is _____. it's january 27- th. good morning, i'm phil matier. i'm anne makovec. a lot to talk about in the next half-hour. (chat about stories, upcoming guests) two shooting attacks on the peninsula this weekend. one >>> we're one week away looking for super bowl. a lot more to talk about over the next half-hour. we're looking at the republican party. we saw the deadline coming, we thought there was going to be the deadline. >> we're going to sit down with the mayor, willie brown, on gun violence and whether or not those laws proposed are going to work. meanwhile, we go to the top
we'll be right back a government web site shut down this weekend. the computer prodigy who inspired the hack attack by the digital anarchist group anonymous. weather ad libs 01:03:47;09 brown: my guess is most people are going to back away from accepting nra directions or recommendations and the gun control debate heats up on capitol hill. our political insiders on what we can expect before a d-c gun violence hearing. welcome back to eyewitness news this morning. the time is _____. it's january...
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do we lift the debt limit so you can continue to borrow more money to fund the government? republicans are coming to the conclusion that they'll figure out a way to do that. even that's not a given. republicans have had it with spending. they feel they're going to use these leverage points, even ones that really could have, i think, a catastrophic effect on the economy. they're willing to use those to jam their agenda through. they feel like they're getting nothing. >> they want to hear about immigration reform? you don't think there is any chance on that? >> i think immigration is one issue where i think there can be progress. they say we can't continue to win 27% of the hispanic vote and win at the national level. the one thing i would watch in this debate is what happens with marco rubio? he tried to take a lead on this issue. you suggested there may be a pathway to citizenship. that is the whole deal. >> so do immigration reform because it will help them in the next election? >> i think there is a huge political calculation. the question is does rubio do it? he has so m
do we lift the debt limit so you can continue to borrow more money to fund the government? republicans are coming to the conclusion that they'll figure out a way to do that. even that's not a given. republicans have had it with spending. they feel they're going to use these leverage points, even ones that really could have, i think, a catastrophic effect on the economy. they're willing to use those to jam their agenda through. they feel like they're getting nothing. >> they want to hear...
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are one size fits all, any government determination of an individual's abilities must be based on a bureaucratic assessment of the lowest possible denominator. i think that's exactly what we have done in response to these mass shootings. solving this problem is something the government, bureaucratically knows it can't really do and offers up the bureaucratic solutions that don't really address any of the existential problems here and maybe not doesn't matter what politically possible or what's popular but what should actually be done. >> well, i strongly agree. i think what's the point of what i'm writing. right now, you have a host of democrats who do not appear to be voting on their conscience. they're voting on electoral, you know, the fear of electoral politics. >> right. >> in this sin stance, that's not supported. i don't know the right answer. i'm from the west. i, you know, know plenty of people with guns. i don't have visceral opposition to people owning firearms. >> right. >> but i think that senators should make up their minds based on the substance of policy and that's t
are one size fits all, any government determination of an individual's abilities must be based on a bureaucratic assessment of the lowest possible denominator. i think that's exactly what we have done in response to these mass shootings. solving this problem is something the government, bureaucratically knows it can't really do and offers up the bureaucratic solutions that don't really address any of the existential problems here and maybe not doesn't matter what politically possible or what's...
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what we've told you before about the sting ray technology that the government and select law enforcement agencies are using to track people's locations based on their cell phones that technology was only supposed to be used to monitor people suspected of terrorist activities but it turns out that the los angeles police department has actually started using it in criminal investigations as well things like burglary drug and murder investigations to name a few most importantly the l.a.p.d. does not need a court order or the cell phone providers approval in order to use this device they don't even have to explain how the technology works or what information it is capable of gathering for more on the latest developments coming out of l.a. r.t. correspondent rym mungle and don't join me earlier today i first asked him how many times the l.a.p.d. has employed this to this this type of device in routine criminal investigations. new or newly obtained newly released records show that the l.a.p.d. has used this sting ray technology twenty one times in their investigations now when the department o
what we've told you before about the sting ray technology that the government and select law enforcement agencies are using to track people's locations based on their cell phones that technology was only supposed to be used to monitor people suspected of terrorist activities but it turns out that the los angeles police department has actually started using it in criminal investigations as well things like burglary drug and murder investigations to name a few most importantly the l.a.p.d. does...